CTV News reports that, per three sources, the Carney government was actively involved in private talks with Stellantis and Roshel before Stellantis sold its idle Brampton plant to the armoured-vehicle maker, even as Prime Minister Mark Carney publicly called the sale a "betrayal" of workers and Industry Minister Melanie Joly expressed disappointment. The federal government gave Stellantis up to $529 million in 2022 and was paid back an offered $24 million, while Roshel CEO Roman Shimanov says the deal will go through and Stellantis will lease back 25 per cent of the plant.